KHUNTI
Assembly seat no. 303 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KHUNTI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1980
SAMU PAHAN
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1980
4,585
22.01% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPHATHIRAM MUNDA
- Votes
- 7,375
- Vote share
- 35.40%
- Behind by
- 4,585
Electors
92,323
Total votes polled
20,835
Valid votes
20,835
NOTA votes
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Turnout
22.6%
Full result, 1980
6 candidates · 20,835 valid votes
SAMU PAHANINC(I)won
11,960
57.4%
HATHIRAM MUNDABJP
7,375
35.4%
JOHAN PAHANJKD
534
2.6%
JOHN SINGH MUNDAIND
498
2.4%
DURGA PRASAD SINGHJNPJP
361
1.7%
KAMLA HEMBREMIND
107
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | BJP | 33,828 | 46.63% | SUSHILA KERKETTA | 7,971 |
| 1995 | SUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 24,474 | 33.08% | CHAMRA MUNDA | 11,718 |
| 1990 | SHUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 21,769 | 31.66% | HATHI RAM MUNDA | 887 |
| 1985 | SUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 17,282 | 42.70% | HERENJ JOHAN PAHAN | 5,438 |
| 1980 | SAMU PAHAN | INC(I) | 11,960 | 57.40% | HATHIRAM MUNDA | 4,585 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KHUNTI assembly constituency in 2000?
NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA (BJP) won KHUNTI in 2000, by a margin of 7,971 votes.
Which party has won KHUNTI the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KHUNTI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won KHUNTI the most times?
SUSHILA KERKETTA, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1995.
